Durrr in process of losing 60k+ in a chess bet.. good month for raptor

[PocketElevens]

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Is durrrr actually any good at chess, or does he just like betting on stuff?

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hes not a lot better than me, and i consider myself terrible.

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you really have to be quite bad at chess to ever lose with a rook advantage against anyone. just play defensively and force a bunch of trades -- they don't all even have to be even -- and you'll be unstoppable in the endgame. this is why chess is a terrible game to handicap -- a single pawn advantage would be enough to make any competitive player a favorite against the top gm's in the world.

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its really not as easy as you think.

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I'm not sure how I would do but I know what I would try.

Right off the hop I'd take every power piece i could that forced him to use his turn to take my piece back. You'd really want to trade queens.

Once you get the superior player down to say his bishop and rook vs your bishop and two rooks (if his mom is cool with it) you're in good shape.